We are looking forward to our next meeting in a weeks time on Sunday 13th October at Wickham Bishops Village Hall. Our guest speaker is Fergus Garrett and the subject is ‘Designing with Plants’. Doors open at 1.30pm. Our meeting starts with announcements at 2.00 followed by the lecture, then the raffle, tea & cake and plant sales.

Fergus Garrett VMH, Head Gardener at Great Dixter

“One of the most influential living garden designers”

Fergus studied horticulture at Wye College, University of London and was appointed as Head Gardener of Great Dixter in 1993. He is now CEO of The Great Dixter Charitable Trust.  Among other honours, Fergus was given the Royal Horticultural Society Associate of Honour in 2008,  in 2015, the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to the practise of horticulture, and in 2019 The Victoria Medal of Honour – the highest accolade given to British Gardeners by the Royal Horticultural Society. 

Fergus has received many national and international awards for his work in education, horticulture and biodiversity. His interest lies in plant associations and communities in the wild, biodiversity, meadow gardening, layered planting, as well as peasant and artisan life, and the training of the young.

The heir, in more senses than one, to Christopher Lloyd, Fergus Garrett will talk about layering and succession planting in the herbaceous border.

This will be a very popular meeting. Please arrive in good time to get a seat. If you know anyone who might be interested in joining our Group, please encourage them to come. The charge for visitors is £2.